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2794 Maroon. . 



2795 Pink 



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Hollyhock Single 



They are usually of freer growth than the doubles, and present a very handsome 

 appearance when covered with their artistic blossoms. We offer the following 

 distinct colors, also mixed. 



SPECIAL PER 

 PKT. PKT. 



2796 Scarlet $0 40 $0 10 



2797 White 40 10 



2798 Yellow 40 10 



2799 Collection of a packet each of the 6 colors 50 



2800 Mixed. Containing all colors from purest white, pink, rose and yellow 



to the deepest black-maroon. \ oz., 30 cts 10 



Ice Plant 



2831 Mesembryanthemum Crystalinum. Dwarf-trailing annual 

 plants; 8 inches. Flowers white, prized for its singular icy foliage. 



i oz., 25 cts 10 



ItnpatienS (Sultan's or Zanzibar Balsam) 



Charming plants for the decoration of the greenhouse or dinner table, producing 

 bright, waxy -looking flowers profusely and almost continuously. Do well out of doors 

 during the summer in a semi-shady location. The young seedlings should be care- 

 fully handled as they are exceedingly brittle at the outset. 18 inches. per pkt. 

 2842 Sultani. Flowers of brilliant rosy-scarlet color. Special pkt., 75 cts. . .§0 25 

 2845 Holstii Hybrids. Forms strong bushy plants, covered with attrac- 

 tive flowers; when grown as pot plants, they bloom the year round. 

 Choice mixed, all colors. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



I near Vi Ilea (Hardy Gloxinia) 



2848 Delavayi. An interesting and showy plant for the hardy border, pro- 

 ducing large gloxinia-like, rose-colored flowers on 15 to 18 inch high 

 stems during June and July. Succeeds either in sun or shade, but 

 should be well protected with leaves or litter during the winter. Special 

 pkt., 75 cts 25 



IonOpsidilim Acaule (Diamond Flower) 



2850 This is an old time favorite, again becoming popular for use on rockeries. 

 It is a lovely miniature rapid growing plant, forming dense tufts of foliage 

 covered with tiny pale lilac flowers; prefers a damp shady position. While it 

 is a perennial, it is usually handled as an annual. 15 cts. per pkt.; special 

 pkt., 60 cts. 



Double Hollyhock 



DREER'S 

 Rainbow Garden 

 Collection of Annuals 



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 page 48. 



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Hollyhock 



One of the most majestic of hardy plants, 5 to 7 feet high, and a clump or line in any 

 garden gives an effect not attainable with any other plant. For planting among shrub- 

 bery or forming a background for other flowers, it is without equal. Seed sown any time 

 before midsummer will produce fine plants for flowering next year. 



Double Varieties 



The seed offered under this head has been saved from the finest double flowers only 

 and is sure to produce satisfactory results. per J^ oz. per pkt. 



2782 Maroon $0 50 SO 10 



2783 Bright Rose 



2784 Bright Red 



2785 Salmon-rose 



2786 White 



2787 Yellow 



2788 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors, 50 cts. 



2790 Extra Choice Double Mixed. J oz., 40 cts.; oz., $1.25 „ 



2781 Allegheny Mixed. Mammoth single, semi-double and double flowers, 



wonderfully formed of loosely arranged fringed petals. The colors vary from 

 the palest shrimp-pink to deep red. The plants are of strong growth, sending 

 up spikes 6 to 7 feet high. Per j oz., 25 cts 



2791 Newport Pink. One of our own introductions, and awarded a Certificate 

 of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society of England, an unusual honor. 

 It is the finest pure pink, double variety, exquisite in shade, flowers very 

 double. Per \ oz., 50 cts 



2792 Imperator (New). A striking departure from the type, which arrests the atten- 

 tion of the beholder. Bearing flowers 5J to 6^ inches across, outer petals wide, 

 elegandy frilled and deeply fringed, centre a very double rosette, the whole suggest- 

 ing a huge crested Begonia. The coloring consists of many charming combinations, 

 such as cerise salmon with centre of cream reflecting rose; delicate pink with centre 

 of rose flushed yellow; and many other charming combinations. (See cut.) 25 cts. 

 per pkt.; special pkt., 60 cts. 



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Do not fail to include Antirrhinums and Asters in your garden this season 



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